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Court Orders Conti Tire to Arbitrate w/USW 850L

Fourth circuit appeals decision rejects company's arguments

During major layoffs at Continental Tire in 2006, the union filed two grievances challenging both the company's failure to provide the extended health insurance benefits and the accelerated distribution of pensions that it had p

Court Orders Conti Tire to Arbitrate w/USW 850L

SHARE THIS VIDEO: Strikebreakers

Enjoy this light-hearted clip of "strikebreakers" who realize they might need to organize for better treatment from their masters:

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Ignoring Congress, Bureau of Prisons Risks Lives

Take Action: Understaffing at federal prisons is putting lives at risk

No one should go to work afraid for their life because of their manager's willful disregard of the law.  Yet thousands of correctional workers in federal pris

Ignoring Congress, Bureau of Prisons Risks Lives

Union, Smithfield Agree to Contract at Tarheel Plant

Employees will (finally) have a voice at work

Nearly 17 years since the world's largest hog processing plant opened its door

Union, Smithfield Agree to Contract at Tarheel Plant

Payday Lenders Set Borrowers Up for Failure

REPORT: 'Phantom Demand' lays bare the deception

A new report by the Center for Responsible L

Payday Lenders Set Borrowers Up for Failure

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What difference can a union make where you work?

workSMART, a project of the Trade Union Congress, the organized labor movement in the United Kingdom, like the AFL-CIO in the United States, has put together a fantastic video that speaks to anyo

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